REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ED-IES-15-R-0018 What Works Clearinghouse (WWC): Reviews, Reporting, Dissemination, and Development (R2D2)

APRIL 21, 2015

This notice is updated to provide a response to one additional question received from potential offerors, for the WWC R2D2 Request for Proposals ED-IES-15-R-0018.

QUESTION A:

Please confirm that for the Reviews, Reporting, Dissemination, and Development (R2D2), IDIQ Performance Work Statement (PWS) that DSG needs to submit Labor Rates only for the 60 month period. Also, for the four Task Orders, the Education Department is looking for a separate budget for each Task Order, correct?

U.S. Department of Education Response to Question A:

Offerors must submit labor rates for the entire 60 month IDIQ period of performance, in addition to the potential 6 month extension period covered by solicitation clause FAR 52.217-8 Option To Extend Services.

Separate budget's must be submitted for each WWC R2D2 task order (Task Orders #1 through #4).

All other solicitation terms and conditions remain unchanged.

APRIL 14, 2015

**THIS NOTICE IS HEREBY UPDATED TO PROVIDE AMENDMENT 0001 to the WWC R2D2 Request for Proposals ED-IES-15-R-0018***

All other solicitation terms and conditions remain unchanged.

**THIS NOTICE IS HEREBY UPDATED TO PROVIDE THE WWC R2D2 

Request for Proposals ED-IES-15-R-0018***

The U.S. Department of Education's (the Department) Institute for Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) division has a new Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 procurement titled What Works Clearinghouse (WWC): Reviews, Reporting, Dissemination, and Development (R2D2). The overarching purpose of the WWC R2D2 procurement is to provide a broad spectrum of support for the WWC Investment which includes two main elements: (1) Conducting reviews of studies submitted as part of the Department's grant competitions, or reviews of studies that receive Department funding, and (2) Developing WWC reports and creating new products to disseminate the findings of the WWC. The anticipated contract will support the work of the WWC Content (Mathematica Policy Research, ED-IES-13-C-0010) and Evidence Review and Support (DSG, ED-IES-12-C-0084) contracts.

Set Aside Status: This solicitation is set-aside for Small Businesses only.

WWC R2D2 RFP and Attachments: The WWC R2D2 RFP contains all pertinent solicitation terms and conditions, in addition to all related attachments, inclusive of the following four task order performance work statements:

• Task Order 1: IES Contract management, coordination, & vision for disseminating new products
• Task Order 2: Conducting evidence reviews for the Investing in Innovation (i3) grant competition
• Task Order 3: Conducting evidence reviews for the First in the World grant competition
• Task Order 4: Conducting evidence reviews for the Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) grant competition

RFP Closing Date: The closing date for the WWC R2D2 RFP ED-IES-15-R-0018 is 12:00 Noon (ET) on April 30, 2015.

Questions regarding this notice may be sent to Jeffrey Browne, Contract Specialist at jeffrey.browne@ed.gov, with a carbon copy to Veronica L. Price, Contracting Officer at veronica.price@ed.gov.

***THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS***
The U.S. Department of Education's (the Department) Institute for Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) division has a new Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 procurement titled What Works Clearinghouse (WWC): Reviews, Reporting, Dissemination, and Development (R2D2). The overarching purpose of the WWC R2D2 procurement is to provide a broad spectrum of support for the WWC Investment which includes two main elements: (1) Conducting reviews of studies submitted as part of the Department's grant competitions, or reviews of studies that receive Department funding, and (2) Developing WWC reports and creating new products to disseminate the findings of the WWC. The anticipated contract will support the work of the WWC Content (Mathematica Policy Research, ED-IES-13-C-0010) and Evidence Review and Support (DSG, ED-IES-12-C-0084) contracts.

The anticipated solicitation release date is mid-March 2015. Other relevant details regarding the WWC R2D2 requirement have been provided below. Questions regarding this notice may be sent to Jeffrey Browne, Contract Specialist at jeffrey.browne@ed.gov, with a carbon copy to Veronica L. Price, Contracting Officer at veronica.price@ed.gov.

Period of Performance: The period of performance for the anticipated IDIQ contract is 60 months. The period of performance for each potential task order will vary based on the work to be performed.

Anticipated Contract Type(s): The IDIQ will have the provision to issue task orders issued on a Fixed Firm Price (FFP) or a Cost Reimbursement (CR) basis, or a hybrid (combination of FFP and CR) basis.

Anticipated Acquisition Strategy: Small Business Set-Aside
It is anticipated that one, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract will be awarded. It is also anticipated that the following initial task orders will be awarded under the IDIQ:

• Task Order 1: IES Contract management, coordination, & vision for disseminating new products
• Task Order 2: Conducting evidence reviews for the Investing in Innovation (i3) grant competition
• Task Order 3: Conducting evidence reviews for the First in the World grant competition
• Task Order 4: Conducting evidence reviews for the Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) grant competition

Attachments to this notice are as follows:
DRAFT WWC R2D2 IDIQ Statement of Work and Draft Task Order #2.